Tag: burke-gilman

March 29, 2011

NE 55th project in Ravenna includes bike lanes, curb bulbs

Work to repave and reconfigure NE 55th St near Ravenna Park is scheduled to begin April 4. The project will add curb bulbs and bike lanes to the large, strange intersection of NE 55th, NE 54th, Ravenna Pl NE, Ravenna Ave NE and NE 22nd. The project will also add bio-retention areas to help with…
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tagged: 2011 paving, bike lanes, bio-retention, burke-gilman, complete streets, curb bulbs, ne 55th st, ravenna, ravenna blvd, ravenna park, sdot
March 21, 2011

Powerline work could close sections of B-G and Ship Canal Trails

The vernal equinox marks the beginning of several things: More light than darkness each day, debilitating allergy attacks and road construction. Both fortunately and not, there seems to be a large number of construction projects that will affect biking around Seattle. Add a Fremont Burke-Gilman closure to that list. Actually, both the Burke-Gilman and the…
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tagged: burke-gilman, cascade bicycle club, construction, fremont, ship canal trail
March 7, 2011

Missing Link completion appealed again

As anticipated, opponents of the plan to complete the Burke-Gilman Missing Link through Ballard have appealed the city’s recent Determination of Non-Significance (DNS). This appeal will further delay the project. The appeal was anticipated, and this group of big Ballard tenants like Ballard Oil and Salmon Bay Sand & Gravel have vowed to use any…
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tagged: ballard, ballard oil, burke-gilman, missing link, salmon bay sand & gravel
February 28, 2011

Mudslide blocks Burke-Gilman in North Seattle – UPDATED

A mudslide early this morning has blocked the Burke-Gilman Trail in North Seattle near NE 130th. The slide has also blocked part of Riviera Pl, the road that runs parallel to the trail during this stretch. Crews are working on the issue, but initial word is that the trail will not be cleared by the…
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tagged: burke-gilman, mudslides
February 17, 2011

Go on the record to support completion of the Burke-Gilman missing link

I know I just asked you to take a minute to support the Vulnerable Users Bill, but you have been called to action again. As regular readers of this blog know, the city recently completed a study that determined completion of the Burke-Gilman Trail through Ballard would not have a significant adverse impact on the…
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tagged: action, ballard, ballard oil, burke-gilman, missing link, salmon bay sand & gravel, sdot
February 14, 2011

Section of Burke-Gilman in Kenmore will be closed for four days

A 300-foot section of the Burke-Gilman Trail in Kenmore will be closed for four days starting February 28 for repaving. This closure is different from a much larger closure of a two-mile section of the trail from the Seattle border to Kenmore scheduled for later this year. That project will require the trail to be…
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tagged: 2011 burke-gilman closure, burke-gilman, kenmore